I delete a lot of pet-related e-mail every week — promotional pitches for ridiculous products, events far from the Capital Region and issues that aren’t really relevant to local pet-owners. But I couldn’t let this one pass without blogging. RascalSpots.com is “looking for the most unique dog urine spots in the U.S.A.” Rascal Spots, which […]
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A stray female golden retriever found on Hoosick Road in Troy was brought to the Mohawk & Hudson River Humane Society yesterday, and investigators want to find who is responsible for the dog’s condition. According to the shelter, some good Samaritans found the dog and removed a wire that appeared to have been wrapped around […]
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Staff writer Scott Waldman reported this yesterday: TROY — A city woman has been charged with two counts of animal cruelty after she allegedly left two puppies outside to die in the cold. Lashema Greene tied the dogs on the back porch railing at about 4 a.m. Saturday, Troy police Capt. John Cooney said. She […]
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So, soon after Tuesday’s post on our dog park (mis)adventures, a friend and colleague sent us this article called “A Common Sense Approach to Dog Parks.” It’s from a pit bull owners’ group, for pit bull owners, but it has good advice for owners of all dogs. For me, though, it mostly reiterates something I […]
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On his NPR science blog, Robert Krulwich looks at whether dogs are self-aware: I Sniff, Therefore I Am. Are Dogs Self-Conscious?. It’s an interesting look at which animals supposedly belong in an elite class because they can recognize themselves in a mirror, though ultimately it’s irrelevant to our fondness for canines.
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From the Associated Press: Hundreds of people from the United States and Canada want to adopt an Oklahoma dog that survived an attempt to euthanize it. The puppy was one of five stray dogs that Sulphur animal control officer Scott Prall put to sleep Friday — or so he thought. Prall found one of the […]
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I blogged about “Hachi: A Dog’s Story,” back in 2009, but actually caught part of the movie on the Hallmark channel a couple of weeks ago. The film, starring Richard Gere and Joan Allen, is a remake of an 1987 Japanese movie based on the story of Hachiko. The Akita supposedly waited every day for […]
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